"Standing there, staring at the long shelves crammed with books, I felt myself relax and was suddenly at peace."

-- Helene Hanff

#Book Quotes #Long Quotes #Relax Quotes

“I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them. I firmly believe there are books whose greatness actually enables you to live, to do something. And sometimes, human beings need story and narrative more than they need nourishment and food.”
“I feed off the crowd a lot. I love to see their faces, singing the words. I feed off their emotions. I want to give that back to them. I want God to speak through me to the crowd. I want to get them excited about their faith. I always want to give it my heart and soul.”

Source : "A conversation with pastor, author and songwriter Louie Giglio"". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.
“During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of the traditional schools. And from this backward policy grew the network of historical black colleges and universities.”
“You can't change your game based on where you're playing.”
“There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.”
“I studied opera, and when I left conservatory I told myself I would never sing in public again.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“...that is the best-to laugh with someone because you both think the same things are funny.”
“Opus Dei is an efficient machine run to achieve world power.”

Source : "People of God: The Struggle for World Catholicism". Book by Penny Lernoux, 1989.

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